15.The Netherlands Population: 16.8 million Percentage of millionaire households: 2.6% The recession continues as the tax revenue fell 9% in 2012. But there are 191,000 millionaire households, according to The Boston Consulting Group. The trade surplus and the country’s role as a European transportation hub helped keep many of them afloat. The richest Dutch citizen, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, is beer heiress Charlene de ... more

15.The Netherlands Population: 16.8 million Percentage of millionaire households: 2.6% The recession continues as the tax revenue fell 9% in 2012. But there are 191,000 millionaire households, according to The Boston Consulting Group. The trade surplus and the country’s role as a European transportation hub helped keep many of them afloat. The richest Dutch citizen, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, is beer heiress Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, who oversees a fortune of more than $10 billion. less